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The Korea Times

By Dong Sun-hwa
K-pop singer Kim Ga-ram has been removed from girl group Le Sserafim. This comes after the 16-year-old was accused of bullying other students while in middle school.
Le Sserafim’s management company, Source Music – a label under Hybe, which represents K-pop megastars BTS – announced on July 20 that it had terminated its contract with Kim.
“We offer our sincere apology for causing inconvenience to the group’s fans and many other people due to the controversy surrounding Kim,” the company said in a statement.

“From now on, Le Sserafim will continue its musical activity as a five-member group (comprising Kim Chae-won, Sakura, Huh Yun-jin, Kazuha and Hong Eun-chae). We will give our utmost support to the quintet so that it can take a leap forward in its career.”
Not long before Le Sserafim’s debut in May, some internet users raised the allegations against Kim, but Source Music denied the accusations, insisting she was actually a victim of bullying.

The allegations resurfaced after a photo – which was believed to be of a school document – labelling her as the perpetrator of violence was revealed online. Source Music said at the time that it would initiate legal action in response to the rumours.
Le Sserafim is the first girl group formed by Hybe, and debuted in May with the album Fearless. According to album tracker Hanteo Chart, fans bought more than 300,000 copies of the debut album during the first week of its release – the highest recorded sales for any K-pop girl group.
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Just before Le Sserafim’s debut in May, Kim Ga-ram, one of the K-pop girl group’s six members, was accused of bullying other students while in middle school
Now their music label, part of the Hybe group, has terminated Kim’s contract because of the allegations, leaving Le Sserafim to carry on with five members



Kim Ga-ram was hit with accusations of bullying while in middle school just before the launch of K-pop girl group Le Sserafim. Now their music label under Hybe has terminated her contract over the controversy.


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